The Toxic Avenger
America's grossest superhero returns! A teen becomes a mop-wielding mutant fighting corporate corruption in this Toxic Avenger comic reboot from AHOY Comics.
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He’s the hero Tromaville deserves—grotesque, mop-wielding, and absolutely reeking of chemical waste. The Toxic Avenger is back, and this time he’s got an Eisner Award-winning satirist at the helm.
When teenager Melvin Junko helps run his parents’ junkyard in the sleepy New Jersey town of Tromaville, the most exciting thing that happens is… well, nothing. That is until a conveniently placed train derailment floods the area with toxic sludge, transforming Melvin into a hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength. Enter: the Toxic Avenger, America’s grossest icon, reborn for a new generation.
Written by two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Matt Bors (founder of The Nib, co-creator of Justice Warriors with Ben Clarkson) and brought to gloriously grotesque life by artist Fred Harper—whose previous AHOY satire Snelson (with writer Paul Constant) proves his knack for blistering comedy—this reboot takes everything you loved about Troma’s cult classic franchise and injects it with steroids and a fresh dose of 21st-century relevance. The result? A story that’s equal parts political satire, gross-out horror, and unexpectedly heartfelt heroism.
Under a media blackout imposed by the shadowy Biohazard Solutions corporation and their PR-spewing Chairwoman Lindsay Flick, Melvin emerges as a hero fighting mutated monstrosities while uncovering a vast conspiracy that reaches far beyond Tromaville’s city limits. With the brilliant Lee Loughridge on colors, every page bursts with the kind of lurid, push-the-boundaries energy that made the original films midnight movie sensations.
The five-issue debut series was such a hit that AHOY expanded it into an ongoing series, Toxic Avenger Comics (launched July 2025), plus the Toxic Crusaders spinoff—a mutant team book that leans into X-Men/Doom Patrol territory with an environmental twist. There’s even a Toxie Team-Up one-shot and a Pinup Special on the way.
Perfect for fans of Troma films, horror-comedy, and anyone who believes that sometimes a mop is the best weapon against corporate greed. Grab the trade paperback or single issues from AHOY Comics and your local comic shop.
